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The Living Coast Discovery Center, a nonprofit zoo and aquarium located on San Diego Bay in Chula Vista, is hosting three weeks of special programming from Sept. 15 through Oct. 6 in celebration of COASTWEEKS 2012.

Friday, April 17, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. The achievements of the country's golden age, including how India discovered zero, calculated the circumference of the Earth and wrote the world's first sex guide, the Kama Sutra. In the south, the giant temple of Tanjore built by emperor Rajaraja Chola and traditional bronze casters, working as their ancestors did 1,000 years ago are shown. Michael Wood calls Tamil Nadu, "The only surviving 'Classical Civilization' in the world.

Libraries will have to share the burden of California’s fiscal emergency if Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal stands. But, cutting $30 million in state funding could result in a loss of federal money too.

Thirteen people were killed and 30 were injured in Thursday's shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, and the suspected gunman, an Army psychiatrist, survived despite being shot four times.

Prospective buyers are flirting with the idea of purchasing a new home, but they're still getting cold feet 3 1/2 years after the housing crash. Experts say the recession's aftereffects, declining home prices and an uncertain job market are making buyers less willing to commit.

How are San Diego's small businesses getting by in this tough economy? What are some things that local entrepreneurs can do to survive during the current financial crisis? Host Tom Fudge speaks to the

Today, we bring you the soulful sounds of Stevie and The Hi-StaXX. We speak to vocalist Stevie Harris about what inspires his music, and about the experience he wants to create for the people who attend The Hi-StaXX live shows.

Violence in Syria continues to escalate, with government forces reportedly shelling the city of Homs. Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the Wilson Center's Aaron David Miller talk about who the key players are within Syria and what they want.

Many Iraqis in San Diego County await relatives living as refugees in the Middle East. The process of resettling these refugees to the U.S. has faced major setbacks recently, especially for those in Syria.

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, has survived campaigns, cancer, the death of a child and her husband's infidelity. In her new book, Resilience, Edwards discusses the adversities she has faced — and her efforts to move on.